In Austria, as in most of the Central European countries, you can see all kinds of cars with world-famous brands on the streets.
Top 10 (2023):
According to the report (13 012-040/23) of Austria's Federal Statistical Office, the list of top 10 passenger cars, which includes 69.1% (2023) of all registered passenger cars in Austria (around 5.15 million - 2022) is as follows:
1- VW (Volkswagen)
- Market share in AT: 20 % (2023) => −0.3 %
- Market share in AT: 20.3 % (2022)
- German car
2- Audi
- Market share in AT: 7.6% (2023) => +0.2 %
- Market share in AT: 7.4% (2022)
- German car
3- BMW
- Market share in AT: 6.6 % (2023) => +2.8 %
- Market share in AT: 3.8 % (2022)
- German car
4- Skoda (Škoda)
- Market share in AT: 6.5 % (2023) => +2.8 %
- Market share in AT: 3.7 % (2022)
- Czech Republic car
5- Mercedes
- Market share in AT: 5.8 % (2023) => +1.5 %
- Market share in AT: 4.3 % (2022)
- German car
6- Ford
- Market share in AT: 5.7 % (2023) => −0.6 %
- Market share in AT: 6.3 % (2022)
- American car
7- Opel
- Market share in AT: 5.2 % (2023) => −3.5 %
- Market share in AT: 8.7 % (2022)
- German car
8- Seat
- Market share in AT: 4.3 % (2023) => +1.4 %
- Market share in AT: 2.9 % (2022)
- Spanish car
9- Renault
- Market share in AT: 4.0 % (2023) => −1 %
- Market share in AT: 5.0 % (2022)
- French car
10- Peugeot
- Market share in AT: 3.4 % (2023) => −2.5 %
- Market share in AT: 5.9 % (2022)
- French car
Top 5 electrical cars (2023)
1- Tesla
- Market share in AT: 17.0 % (2023)
- Qty: 18685 (2023)
- American car
2- VW (Volkswagen)
- Market share in AT: 15.4 % (2023)
- Qty: 16967 (2023)
- German car
3- Renault
- Market share in AT: 10.9 % (2023)
- Qty: 12031 (2023)
- French car
4- BMW
- Market share in AT: 8.6 % (2023)
- Qty: 9427 (2023)
- German car
5- Hyundai
- Market share in AT: 6.3 % (2023)
- Qty: 6954 (2023)
- South Korean car
So we can roughly calculate as following for 2023:
- Total quantities for all above five electrical vehicles: 64,064
- Total percentage for all above five electrical vehicles: 58.2%
- So total number of electrical vehicles should be: around 110,000 (Considering other companies such as Cupra, Skoda, KIA, AUDI etc.)
- Total cars in AT (2023): 5,150,000 passenger cars
- The approximate percentage of electric cars in Austria should be something like 0.02% percent!
What are the Austrian automotive brands?
- Rosenbauer (1866-now) => Fire truck
- Puch (1899-now), Magna International => Automobiles, Motorcycle, Mopeds, Bicycles, etc.
- Steyr-Deimler-Puch, Purchased by MAN
- ÖAF: Gräf & Stift (1902-2001), Purchased by MAN
- Laurin & Klement (1905-…), Acquired by a Czech company
- Denzel (1948-…)
- Felber & Co (1952-…)
- Libelle Fahrzeugbau- und Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH (1952-1954)
- Custoca (1966-1988)
- Ledl Ges. mbH (1973-1994)
- KTM => Motorcycle, Sport cars, etc.
- Tushek & Spigel (2012-now)
- PRC => Racing car
- Kreisel => Sport cars
- Greiner => Automotive Component
- MIBA => Automotive Component
- AVL => Test, Simulation and development in car industries
- EH Line => Bikes, Electric bikes, etc.
- Achleitner => Tires
What companies are active in the automotive industry in Austria?
- Magna Steyr (Canada)
- MAN (Germany) => Truck & Bus
- BMW Motoren (Germany)
- Bosch (Germany)
- ZKW (Germany)
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